Maternal and gestational risk factors for hypospadias
URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/18709149/
Journal: Environmental Health Perspectives
Publication Date: 08/2008
Summary: A pregnancy diet lacking meat and fish appears to increase the risk of hypospadias in the offspring
Key Takeaways
Hypospadias in a congenital malformation in a child's penis that may occur due to the lack of meat and fish in the mother's diet during pregnancy.
A maternal vegetarian diet in pregnancy is associated with hypospadias. The ALSPAC Study Team. Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood
URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/10619956/
Journal: BJUI International
Publication Date: 08/2008
Summary: As vegetarians have a greater exposure to phytoestrogens than do omnivores, these results support the possibility that phytoestrogens have a deleterious effect on the developing male reproductive system.
Key Takeaways
Mothers who consume vegetarian diets high in phytoestrogens may be associated with poor development of their baby boy's penis. This abnormal development can lead to hypospadias.
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